I think a lot of good JRPGs came out after X. Sure, its no 90s, but to say the genre is dead is stupid.
Yeah, the genre certainly isn't dead. It's been just over a year since we saw FF13 and DQ9 run away to mid 7 digit sales after all, even if it seems like a majority of gamers hate at least one of those (me, I love XIII and hate DQ9). And I certainly have a few RPGs from the last 2-3 years sitting on my shelf right now... Suikoden Tierkreis, Radiant Historia, Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, Star Ocean 4, etc. The genre's obviously not where it once was in terms of quantity, but dead is going much too far.
Also, I'd call the PS2 the best RPG console ever by a fair margin, so I can't agree with FFX signalling the end. Now, Square's turning to MMOs and sequels/spinoffs instead of new IP certainly had an effect of slowly choking things, granted... although I think the real dagger has been the console fragmentation that has happened since the end of the PS2 era. RPGs in the mold of Final Fantasy were one of the most international of Japan's gaming creations (obvious blockbusters such as main Nintendo franchises aside) and there's just no slam-dunk system to make them for any more if you want to succeed internationally.
EDIT: Ahh... somehow I made this post and forgot the reason I came here to post in the first place! Yeah, FFX is a great game, possibly the best the genre has produced. I never thought I'd like it half as much as I did; after being a little disappointed by FF8-9 and moving more towards more niche RPGs, I only finally sprung for FFX when it came out as Greatest Hits, and was promptly amazed. At gameplay it far surpasses any previous game in the series; at plot it at the very least has a good run at it, and has far better presentation. Just an all-around solid game, with its only major flaw (lack of sceneskip) being something that wasn't even a genre staple at the time.
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